The Roots of American Individualism : Political Myth in the Age of Jackson /

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A panoramic history of American individualism from its nineteenth-century origins to today's divided public squareIndividualism is a defining feature of American public life. Its influence is pervasive today, with liberals and conservatives alike promising to expand personal freedom and defend...

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Autor principal: Zakaras, Alex (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2022]
Temas:
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political ideologies / Democracy.
Abiogenesis.
Abolitionism.
Accountability.
Advocacy group.
African Americans.
American Dream.
American Empire (series).
American Equal Rights Association.
American Political Thought.
American Slavery as It Is.
American System (economic plan).
American Vision.
American exceptionalism.
American middle class.
American nationalism.
American way.
Aristocracy.
Articles of Confederation.
Behalf.
Citizenship of the United States.
Citizenship.
Civil liberties.
Code name.
Colored.
Conscience.
Constitutionalist (UK).
Culture of the United States.
David Brion Davis.
Democracy in America.
Diplomatic mission.
Doctrine.
Federal government of the United States.
George Washington.
Gilded Age.
Global justice.
Government.
Harvard University Press.
Identity politics.
Ideology.
Imperialism.
Import Duty.
Individual and group rights.
Individualism.
Inheritance.
Institution.
Intellectual history.
Jacksonian democracy.
John Locke.
Landed property.
Legitimacy (political).
Liberalism in the United States.
Martin Van Buren.
Meritocracy.
Moral agency.
Moral conversion.
My Country.
National identity.
Nationalization.
Natural and legal rights.
Naturalization.
New Nation (United States).
North America.
Ownership.
Pamphlet.
Political philosophy.
Politician.
Politics.
Protectionism.
Protestantism.
Puritans.
Putorana Plateau.
Racial integration.
Racism.
Regulation.
Republicanism.
Rhetoric.
Right of self-defense.
Rights.
Ruskin House.
Secession in the United States.
Self-concept.
Self-ownership.
Slave Power.
Slavery in the United States.
Slavery.
Society of the United States.
Society.
States' rights.
Structure and agency.
The Federalist Papers.
The Individualist.
Thomas Robert Malthus.
Toleration.
United States Bill of Rights.
United States Declaration of Independence.
United States nationality law.
United States.
Wealth.
Whigs (British political party).
Yale University Press.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Foundational Myths
  • Part I. The independent proprietor
  • 3 Republican Origins
  • 4 Jacksonian Independence
  • 5 Democracy
  • Part II. The rights-bearer
  • 6 Producers' Rights
  • 7 The Free Market
  • 8 Rights against Slavery
  • Part III. The self-made man
  • 9 Freedom in the Conservative Mind
  • Part IV. Aftermath
  • 10 Industrialization
  • 11 Conclusions
  • Appendix: On the Meaning(s) of Individualism
  • Notes
  • Index

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